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“I Want a Real, Swedish Doctor:” Exploring Patient Bias Toward Physicians of Foreign Background in Sweden
- 2022
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Ingår i: The 72nd Annual International communication Association (ICA) Conference, One World, One Network? Paris, 26-30 May 2022..
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Increasing diversity in the healthcare workforce has brought to the foreground the importance of addressing phenomena of racism, discrimination, and bias against healthcare workers of diverse backgrounds. This paper aims to contribute to the growing literature on patient bias by exploring the experiences of physicians of foreign background in Sweden. Semi-structured interviews with 17 foreign physicians practicing in Sweden have been thematically analyzed. Four themes pertaining different forms of patient bias experienced by the respondents emerged from the transcripts such as refusal of care, questioning language competence, questioning medical competence and ethnic jokes/stereotypes. Four additional themes dealing with strategies implemented by the respondents to cope with patient bias were also identified including confrontation avoidance, collaboration with Swedish healthcare staff, self-disclosure and active listening. The findings elucidate the need to encourage inclusion in the workplace and targeted support for foreign physicians.
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